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kennyinbmore
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Muhammad
Nov 2 2011, 11:53 AM
We need black business men, black doctors, black lawyers, etc.
There are plenty of all of those out there, so what is this thread about?
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kennyinbmore
Nov 2 2011, 12:30 PM
Muhammad
Nov 2 2011, 11:53 AM
We need black business men, black doctors, black lawyers, etc.
There are plenty of all of those out there, so what is this thread about?
Do we have any black owned grocery stores in America today?
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New Black-owned grocery store offers a fresh market

After watching a television news special on the availability– or lack thereof–of fresh foods, especially fruits and vegetables, in some of the city’s minority communities, a Black entrepreneur was moved to take action.
Karriem Beyah knew it was time for him to fulfill his lifelong dream of owning his own grocery store.
Beyah, a native Chicagoan, bought the space that is now Farmers Best Market, 1424 W. 47th St., in June. The store is purposely located between a Black neighborhood and a Hispanic one, with Chinatown and Bridgeport nearby, Beyah told the Defender. He chose this location because of the multicultural area.
“I would see these businesses flourishing in other communities and wonder why it wasn’t in African American communities. I said when I got the opportunity I will do it myself, and it stopped being a question,” Beyah said.
The store has been open since July 1 but will have its grand opening October 1.
Beyah credits working in his godfather’s grocery store as a child for his passion for the grocery business. He went on to spend 19 years in corporate America, working for Dean Foods, before starting his own distribution company.

http://www.chicagodefender.com/article-1981-new-black-owned-grocery-store-offers-a-fresh-market.html
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Nov 2 2011, 09:16 PM
New Black-owned grocery store offers a fresh market

After watching a television news special on the availability– or lack thereof–of fresh foods, especially fruits and vegetables, in some of the city’s minority communities, a Black entrepreneur was moved to take action.
Karriem Beyah knew it was time for him to fulfill his lifelong dream of owning his own grocery store.
Beyah, a native Chicagoan, bought the space that is now Farmers Best Market, 1424 W. 47th St., in June. The store is purposely located between a Black neighborhood and a Hispanic one, with Chinatown and Bridgeport nearby, Beyah told the Defender. He chose this location because of the multicultural area.
“I would see these businesses flourishing in other communities and wonder why it wasn’t in African American communities. I said when I got the opportunity I will do it myself, and it stopped being a question,” Beyah said.
The store has been open since July 1 but will have its grand opening October 1.
Beyah credits working in his godfather’s grocery store as a child for his passion for the grocery business. He went on to spend 19 years in corporate America, working for Dean Foods, before starting his own distribution company.

http://www.chicagodefender.com/article-1981-new-black-owned-grocery-store-offers-a-fresh-market.html
Thanks for that information that's great I hope that black people in Chicago support that grocery store. A Muslim brother started that grocery store I can tell by his name.
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Muhammad
Nov 2 2011, 09:06 PM
Do we have any black owned grocery stores in America today?
The Stop Shop Save Corporation was founded by the Reverend, Dr. Henry T. Baines, Sr.

Henry Baines was born and raised in Wilson, North Carolina, the seventh of eleven children. Young Henry was determined, driven and guided to rise above his birth surroundings and conditions.

Born into a poor and disadvantaged, Southern Black family during a time when racial discrimination was oppressive. Henry struggled to understand the circumstances of his birth and conditions of his surroundings, but refused to accept those circumstances as a way of life. Young Henry had a vision and a drive for a better life. When he graduated from High School he left Wilson to seek a better life in Baltimore, Maryland.

Henry matured quickly as he took menial jobs, including that of a dishwasher in order to survive. He was soon able to get a job as a stock clerk in a local Supermarket. Henry worked hard and was soon recognized by the owners of that market as an extremely intelligent, hard working and ambitious individual, with a strong desire to excel. Henry was promoted through the ranks and achieved the position of Store Manager where he performed admirably.

Not being satisfied to be an Employee and reaching for his dream to be a success, Henry, now a seasoned Manager of people and assets, decided to enter the world of business ownership. So, in 1978, Henry Baines opened his first Market on the corner of Park Heights and Wylie Avenues in Northwest Baltimore. That Market was the forerunner of today’s “Stop Shop Save Food Markets”.

Stop Shop Save Food Markets is now one of the largest Minority owned retail chains in the United States.

http://oursssave.com/history.aspx
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kennyinbmore
Nov 3 2011, 08:44 AM
Muhammad
Nov 2 2011, 09:06 PM
Do we have any black owned grocery stores in America today?
The Stop Shop Save Corporation was founded by the Reverend, Dr. Henry T. Baines, Sr.

Henry Baines was born and raised in Wilson, North Carolina, the seventh of eleven children. Young Henry was determined, driven and guided to rise above his birth surroundings and conditions.

Born into a poor and disadvantaged, Southern Black family during a time when racial discrimination was oppressive. Henry struggled to understand the circumstances of his birth and conditions of his surroundings, but refused to accept those circumstances as a way of life. Young Henry had a vision and a drive for a better life. When he graduated from High School he left Wilson to seek a better life in Baltimore, Maryland.

Henry matured quickly as he took menial jobs, including that of a dishwasher in order to survive. He was soon able to get a job as a stock clerk in a local Supermarket. Henry worked hard and was soon recognized by the owners of that market as an extremely intelligent, hard working and ambitious individual, with a strong desire to excel. Henry was promoted through the ranks and achieved the position of Store Manager where he performed admirably.

Not being satisfied to be an Employee and reaching for his dream to be a success, Henry, now a seasoned Manager of people and assets, decided to enter the world of business ownership. So, in 1978, Henry Baines opened his first Market on the corner of Park Heights and Wylie Avenues in Northwest Baltimore. That Market was the forerunner of today’s “Stop Shop Save Food Markets”.

Stop Shop Save Food Markets is now one of the largest Minority owned retail chains in the United States.

http://oursssave.com/history.aspx
I've never heard of the Stop Shop and Save, thanks for that information.
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Oct 16 2011, 04:32 PM
When black people were Republicans in the 1920's, black people built the Black Wall Street in Tulsa Oklahoma. During that time
black people owned bus companies, cab companies, drug stores, hotels, 15 grocery stores, movie theaters, 2 newspaper companies,
blacks owned 2 black public schools, a hospital, a bank, etc.



When black people were Republicans black people had the mind to do for self.





Now this is the kind of stuff that I love hearing about, this is the kind of stuff that should be taught in black history classes.
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What is the black republicans problem now ?
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catdaddy25
Nov 5 2011, 02:04 PM
What is the black republicans problem now ?
They seem to never answer that question
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catdaddy25
Nov 5 2011, 02:04 PM
What is the black republicans problem now ?
Black Republicans we are still saying that black people need to do for self, that message hasn't changed.
We are not telling black people to depend on the Government like the Democrats are doing.
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